Lesson Plans for High School
Our speakers bureau has a list of Municipal Judges ready to come to your classroom and teach students about the court system and traffic laws.
Fact or Fiction, by Mark Goodner, TMCEC Program Attorney & Deputy Counsel
This lesson is an interactive presentation using hypothesis to teach and test a students knowledge of the law through a game-show format. These lessons are ready for a Municipal Judge or Court Personnel to use in your classroom. These may also be adapted by a teacher to use as well.
Fact or Fiction PowerPoint Lesson
Handouts to use:
Jury Trials and Traffic Safety, by Mark Goodner, TMCEC Program Attorney & Deputy Counsel
This lesson explores the jury trial process and the people's right to a trail by an impartial jury. This lesson also covers Municipal Court jurisdiction and the number of traffic offenses that occur. These lessons are ready for a Municipal Judge or Court Personnel to use in your classroom. These may also be adapted by a teacher to use as well.
Jury Trials and Traffic Safety PowerPoint Lesson
Handouts to use:
New Traffic Safety books for kids.
Click on the image to listen to the audio recording of the book.
Teaching Materials:
Introduction, Credits, & Table of Contents
K-3 Lesson and the Activity Centers
Paper Bag Monkey Puppet
Level I
Level II
Level III
Our Town Map
TxDOT Land Gameboard
Texas Drivers Handbook
Significant legal changes keyed to the 2008 edition: this 5 page handout identifies significant changes to current law as stated in the 2008 edition.
Significant legal changes keyed to the 2004 edition sent out by TMCEC: this 9 page handout identified significant changes made by DPS in a later edition and notes where current law differs from what is stated in the 2004 edition.
Both handouts were compiled by TMCEC staff attorneys and measure a 5x7" paper size for you to cut down and slip into the handbooks.
Sponge Book
For more information contact TMCEC at 800.252.3718
A project of the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center
in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation
